Style Theory: The TOXIC Truth About Your Makeup

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  @FoodTheory · 3 years ago · pinned

  What… so we AREN’T supposed to eat it? 😳

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  @freedomrobbins1109 · 3 years ago

  I'm a beauty consultant at Walgreens and 90% of products don't have printed expiration dates so it makes it harder to know when they expire. The only products that are required to have expiration dates are those with SPF and Salicylic Acid since it's technically a medication used to treat acne.

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  @justsomegothgirl · 3 years ago

  I'm actually in cosmetology school and one of the first things they told us was NEVER keep your makeup in the bathroom. So a vanity in the bedroom or walk in closet is a much better option

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  @Spring_time_7 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o23HUPTYBDU&amp;t=264">4:24</a> as an artist, this physically hurts. I clean my brushes after every use, and I assumed makeup brushes were done similarly

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  @biky1212 · 3 years ago

  My mother is a hoarder and we just cleaned her house when she moved to a retirement home <br>We found makeup that is from the &apos;80s, 50 + year-old eye shadows, and lipsticks &nbsp;<br><br>I don&apos;t think she had bacteria in this makeup<br>I think it can be declared as a totally new life form

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  @hazeleyedpixie664 · 3 years ago

  MatPat being a beauty guru makes me feel like I&apos;m in an alternate timeline. I&apos;m here for it.

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  @PrincessHarmony10 · 3 years ago

  I was expecting to be horrified about how I used my makeup, but for once I do everything right ! Not in the bathroom, regularly washed and throwing out the old stuff.

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  @chelseaalberda5194 · 3 years ago

  My biggest issue with throwing out expired make up is that I often can&apos;t find the color again, ESPECIALLY with lipsticks. 😭

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  @707Honeypot · 3 years ago

  Lemme tell you, I sell makeup and I’m in cosmetology school, and throwing out expired makeup and not buying excess is the best way to keep your makeup looking fantastic and prevent a ton of skin issues. I recently started purging old makeup and using newer, cleaner stuff and my makeup looks and wears better, and it’s minimized my acne

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  @Ghostofthegallow · 3 years ago

  Matpat Is now a beauty guru and I&apos;m living for it. GET HIM SPILLING TEA

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  @GHreyLas3271 · 3 years ago

  My psychology professor told me, &quot;You should treat everything that you put in or around your body as medicine,&quot; and this was immediately what I thought of. I don&apos;t use makeup, practically ever, but when I go out I try to go out and buy small quantities of new stuff, because of this exact thing. When I got my first kit, it was a hand-me-down, and I hated the thought of it, I cleaned it all immediately. My mom and sister thought I was crazy.

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  @EksaStelmere · 3 years ago

  For the memes, gonna do a checklist as I go.<br><br>1. We store the makeup in the bedroom, next to the big mirror.<br>2. I meticulously clean my brushes, combs, and the like. I used to do it for my mother too.<br>3. Our household might be somewhat guilty of the expiration date issue. Not as much these days because purchases are more conservative.<br>4. Never had issues with influencers personally, but I know some stuff in the vanity drawers was picked up because of one guru or another.<br><br>In summary, I&apos;m an enabler who cleans and upkeeps everyone else&apos;s things so they don&apos;t have to. What a world.

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